再一次的
雅各遇見了神的使者
無論是在天梯所看見的天使
或是對拉班說話的神
甚至對他說要他回本地去的神
都在在顯示出神與他同在的祝福
但就算如此
他內心的恐懼
卻使他不得不要再一次地回到神面前對神禱告祈求
一個基督徒的一生並非只要經歷過神就算是成為基督徒的記號
反而是要在百般的事物上更多的經歷神才能成為超越生命的基督徒
所以就算是信仰的偉人
也需要天天地透過禱告經歷神的同在
因為禱告能使你更勇敢的面對問題進而解決問題
如同雅各雖知道神與他同在
但卻是信心不足
於是他再次地向神呼求
懂得在生活中以禱告倚靠神的人有福了
那是給予自己信心的確據最好的應證
創世記
32:1 雅各仍舊行路, 神的使者遇見他。
Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him;
32:2 雅各看見他們就說:「這是 神的軍兵」,於是給那地方起名叫瑪哈念(就是二軍兵的意思)。
and when Jacob saw them he said, "This is God's army!" So he called the name of that place Mahana'im.
32:3 雅各打發人先往西珥地去,就是以東地,見他哥哥以掃,
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Se'ir, the country of Edom,
32:4 吩咐他們說:「你們對我主以掃說:『你的僕人雅各這樣說:我在拉班那裡寄居,直到如今。
instructing them, "Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, `I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now;
32:5 我有牛、驢、羊群、僕婢,現在打發人來報告我主,為要在你眼前蒙恩。』」
and I have oxen, asses, flocks, menservants, and maidservants; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.'"
32:6 所打發的人回到雅各那裡,說:「我們到了你哥哥以掃那裡,他帶著四百人,正迎著你來。」
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
32:7 雅各就甚懼怕,而且愁煩,便把那與他同在的人口和羊群、牛群、駱駝分做兩隊,
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies,
32:8 說:「以掃若來擊殺這一隊,剩下的那一隊還可以逃避。」
thinking, "If Esau comes to the one company and destroys it, then the company which is left will escape."
32:9 雅各說:「耶和華─我祖亞伯拉罕的 神,我父親以撒的 神啊,你曾對我說:『回你本地本族去,我要厚待你。』
And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who didst say to me, `Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will do you good,'
32:10 你向僕人所施的一切慈愛和誠實,我一點也不配得;我先前只拿著我的杖過這約旦河,如今我卻成了兩隊了。
I am not worthy of the least of all the steadfast love and all the faithfulness which thou hast shown to thy servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
32:11 求你救我脫離我哥哥以掃的手;因為我怕他來殺我,連妻子帶兒女一同殺了。
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and slay us all, the mothers with the children.
32:12 你曾說:『我必定厚待你,使你的後裔如同海邊的沙,多得不可勝數。』」
But thou didst say, `I will do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'"
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